New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-26
SHAMELESS TRICKS IN BALy,,,opr
VOTERS LOCKED UP AS REPEAT1ps
ATTEMPTS OF THE RING TO THROW DUST IN TIM
EYES OF THE REFORMEgs-vIOLENCE FFAprn
Icy TELEGRAPH TO TIE rRrnuHrl

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BALTIMORE Oct. 25.-Thc political situation he,o ~.
the OF a municipal election which may Az ,h
political complexion OF the Sta for year. Va com,
is mixed and the results Of tOmorrow's voting nm,
manipulation Of the ballot boxes and returns are look1
| forward TO with the utmost anxiety by men Of A.,
parties. 1t is evident that anti German men have
large majority OF the votefs, but it Is rather paip o.
hear OF their leaders say: II We not cheated
out OF more than 900 5000 900 vote, We an an
elect ticket" That cheating and bnldozing are IA
be rcsortcd 10 by the German rs admitted ON all
| hands.
The German men are getting in some iine work
They have secured the arrest of some Of their own 70
peaters suspicious characters and under Of the
yrtuOus dust thus raised they have begun 10 brng fl,
rcpeatcrs. At 10 o'clock 10 night 1t known AZ
the headquarters OF both the Republican and Incpcud
ent Democratic committees that one batch OF torma,
repeatcrs. thirty-fiye in number. way firm,
Philadelphia. For week the alleys and gutter. "A,
Washington have been under requisition. II i, under
here that Higgins, sly dog that he j. has under
taken put the rcfOrmers of their guard hy hiring ,
body of coorcd Ia act as rcpeaters the theory
that they would escape the ngid scrutiny of Republican
watchers and chacngcrs.
The Independents and Republicans have their hand,
full There comes a report that some H. SeN ork
toughs their way TO Baltimore axe part m
the election. 1t is i'll this way ha, the services 70,
German and the Baltimore tougls q" ia Is arr, 70 d.
reluitcd, probably
But il must he said that the Baltimore Republican.
and Independent Democra are standing mp well Them
about l-0 precincts, aud the rcformcrs will have AN
average of eight paid watchers AT each poll md IT,,
the entire election machinery i, IN the hlnl, Of one
party; that the Police Board Is partisan Boir which
commands little respect that II j. laughed even
whcn N response 10 public demand il a-rce, ha To-
wOrN OF the judge, shall De witnessed by respectable
citizens, chosen by the voters Of the respective lo,ie
parties The fact j. that while Marshall Frey go~l
official wheneyc- politics not nvO ell, Il ont 81
the question for the rcfo mors to depend npon any
moral material AID from the visible arm OF thc eh
law
Will there be violence tomorrow The answer 10 hi,
is in the Affirmative unc the regular, b,.orr
that they count in their candidates Is fraui TAcm
expectation that heads VIII he broken in some Of
the Ward, to.norrow. The Second. ninth. Seventeenth
and one or two other Wards are mentioned a. ncniing
rcincts which will be unhealthy ior Hcpup!icin- 90
morrow. TnE TRIBUNE correspondent VISITED one of
these places tonight. " Fritz " Burkhclncr IL the
boss OF the Ward but his saloon almost de serted.
because. the OcagnOus harkecpcr expressed it, deere
down Broadway street all the oh, ycs. -if
yon bet this War,i all right and don't nee no meet
ms"
The Democratic headquarters closed to night
the faithful were IN consultation with senator German
at Barnuu's Hotel The fact IS that German j. seated
than he even IN $50 and he "il not scinpr
il necessary to repeat the orders he Issued in,n
rough the town., and Ia Use every Other dr ice od
feat the movement IN favor OF air AMI ~" elections
Among his councillors t0nigh l. man Who he.rri o
carry his orders issued from thl- house Twelve
year. senator German too busy 10
TRlBi CORES pOnni. who lodges near MIN. 10 shi
but said lie woii be slad To DO - 30 brcaAf1 n' '"
Mr.. German j. very busy; Higgins J. here and
he Is busy; Kaisn is busy in truth, all tic prJp, "i NJ
Clcvelani's reform Administration are particularly
busy. \ dispatch from Wilmington, Del says:
The Front street gang Of thugs and thieves irc
.ng TO 10 Baltimore for tnc purpose of voting
for General IatDhe the Democratic candidate ion
Mayor. This crowd from the drh- on front -.
helped the ring TO nominate IT. delegate 10 Baliu"'r
this fall for the Maryland state Convention and
consequently well acquainted with that city aud thu
men who are hiring them.
William Henderson. n Republican citizen has sued
Bernard Carter for SJJO'O damages Tor ISLANDER. SIR,
Henderson alleges thar Mr. Carter, IN speech last d h'.
charged him with bringing coOrel repeaiers 10 Balii
and with having ped to steal Tie state OF iOl
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